Making your own earrings is a fun, artsy project which can be completed in minutes. They make a wonderful homemade gift for your female friends and family members - or you can just keep them for yourself! This article will show you some easy methods for making dangly beaded earrings, hoop earrings and studs, along with some unique ideas using household materials. Just see Step 1 below to get started.

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Method 1 of 4: Making Beaded Earrings

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Gather your materials. To make these beaded earrings you will need: two headpins, a round-nosed pliers, two French hook earwires and a selection of beads - they can be pearl, crystal, plastic or glass - it's a matter of personal preference.

Thread some beads onto the headpin. How many you fit on each headpin will depend on how large the beads are and how long you want your earrings to be. Experiment with different colors and bead sizes to find a style you like.

Repeat the process to make the second earring. Enjoy your new earrings!

Method 2 of 4: Making Hoop Earrings

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Gather your materials. To make hoop earrings you will need a tube of memory wire, a memory wire cutter (pliers will leave dents in the wire), round nose pliers, two French hook earwires and a selection of beads (optional).

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Cut one full circle from the memory wire. This will form the hoop of your earring. If you want a smaller-sized hoop, use the cutter to snip off a section of wire.

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Curl one edge of the hoop. Take your round nosed pliers and use it to curl one edge of the wire hoop underneath itself, until it forms a complete loop.

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Thread the beads on. If you want to make beaded hoops, thread the desired number of beads onto the wire - you can experiment with different colors and bead types to find a pattern you like. For plain hoops, just skip to the next step.

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Curl the other edge of the hoop. Take the pliers and use it to curl the other edge of the wire - except this time you are curling the wire outwards rather than underneath. Curl it until you form an almost complete loop.

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Hook the two loops into one another. Hook the loop that's curled outwards into the loop that's curled underneath. If necessary, use the pliers to tighten each loop. This should keep the earring secured.[1]

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Attach the French hook earwire. Take the French hook earwire and use your pliers to open the loop at the bottom. Hook the open loop of the earwire onto one of the closed loops at the top of the earring hoop. Close the loop with your pliers.

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Repeat the process to make the second earring. Remember to measure the second hoop against the first to make sure they are the same size.

Method 3 of 4: Making Studs

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Gather your materials. To make stud earrings you will need: two stud-style earring posts and two rubber or butterfly backs. You will also need a hot glue gun or some superglue. The other materials will depend on what kind of earrings you want to make - you can use pearls or beads, pieces of colored fabric or glitter glue.

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Clean the earring posts. Use a damp cloth or a q-tip dipped in some rubbing alcohol to clean the earring posts. This removes any dust and makes them safe to wear. You could also use a piece of sandpaper to rough-up the face of the earring post, as this helps the glue to stick better.

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Decorate the studs. Now you're free to attach anything you like to the face of the earring post.

Pearl or glass beads are an easy option that produces simple, pretty results. Just place a drop of glue on the earring post and press the bead against it, holding it for a minute while the glues sets.

To make flower studs, cut out eight circles (each one slightly smaller from the last) from the colored net fabric. Layer the circles one on top of the other to form a flower pattern, then use a threaded needle to sew a small bead onto the center of the flower. Secure the flower with a couple of stitches at the back. Place a dot of glue on the earring post and stick the flower on top.

The easiest option is just to cover the face of the earring post in some gold, silver or colored glitter glue and wait for it to dry. Then you have a simple sparkly earring!

Method 4 of 4: Making Earrings from Unique Materials

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Make bottle cap earrings. Next time you pop open a bottle of soda make sure to save the caps, as you can use them to make these cute earrings!

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Make SIM card earrings. If you're a bit of a tech-junkie, these funky SIM card earrings are the perfect accessory!

Make book earrings. Bookworms rejoice! Now you can wear books in addition to reading them!

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Make food earrings. If you're a bit of a foodie, these earrings are perfect for you - they double up as a whimsical accessory and a tasty snack!

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Make origami earrings. Origami is the delicate Japanese art of folding paper, which is used to make these pretty earrings.

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Make button earrings. Everybody always has a bunch of spare buttons lying around, so why not repurpose them into some twee little studs?

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